Memory Garden

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What is YOUR favorite flower?  

A Memory Garden

I’ve had the garden tidied up,
As she would have me do.
This little pal who couldn’t stay
To see the season through.
The flowers were her dearest friends,
The garden was her own,
I’ve watched her work, but never knew
The things that she had grown.
Her, catalogues keep coming, and
Her garden magazine;
I run across the queerest names,
And study what they mean,
I read them all, from end to end,
And when the spring is here,
I’ll have a garden just like hers,
As though my wife were near.

By Albert H. PEDRICK

What a lovely tribute….

Tear drops on a Tulip

I need some planting ideas…. which are your favorite or most successful? (porch facing east)

May 19, 2009 at 12:43 am | Inspiration | 1 comment

Finding Inspiration

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I follow several blogs to find inspiration. Inspiration not only about how to blog effectively but I have mainly come to find inspiration in my day to day life. Doing this for such a short time, I am looking at  life in a very different way.

I am so blessed and have tried to stay positive and even turn the dark moments into things I can learn and grow  from; but blogging has inspired me to capture more and more the daily moments in time– to be more thoughtful of capturing simple moments and identifying the beauty.

I read a quote that said something to the effect…” My camera is the way I should be looking at my life, always.” (author unknown) But it’s so true.

Being at Thanks Giving Point at the Tulip Festival inspired me to rush home to my sad, sad empy porch pots.

Aren’t these just the saddest little things? So, my goal for this week is to perk them up a bit, break out the lil gardener in me and see if I can grow something that will bring a bit of color and joy to my front porch.

 

What are you planting this year? Below are some of the cutest little pink flowers I have ever seen… anyone know the name of them?

Another one of my passions is watching people; how fantisically unique they are. I stood on the porch, over watching the gardens, hearing the birds chirp and along came these two devine women…

It was almost 70 Degrees outside… All I can say is, “Cool hats! on a Hot day!”

Happy Mother’s Day!!  Hugs to all!

May 10, 2009 at 1:07 pm | Inspiration | 7 comments

Tulip Festival

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To enhance the viewing experience CLICK HERE { Then click on the song, I often go walking–it will open on a new page} then you can come back and view the pictures.

Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point

This morning 60 degrees, no wind and blue skies! It couldn’t have been a lovlier day to take a walk with my boyfriend… oooops! I mean my camera.

 

Look how yummy and thick these leaves on this tree are. I was amazed how lucky I was to be able to enjoy and take such fun pictures and not have any people walk into the shot! Do you think my shot gun  on my back scared them off?

Do you see the Princess over seeing the tulip boardered water fall?

Close up and personal.

Another Dipity Road— Serendipity, finding fortune by happenstance!

May 7, 2009 at 12:23 am | Photography | 4 comments

Sundays songs and singing

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What’s playing on your I-pod?  Some times when the world around us is gloomy I turn to music to take me to a happier place. Do you have some favorite songs that take you back or remind you of a moment in your life?

Music is critical to my life’s blood. Whether I am cleaning, cooking or just starting my day, some sort of music is always playing. It’s quite possible to drive past my house I suppose and feel my house throbbing from the bass playing a wee bit too loud, if I am cleaning. (The Doobie Brother’s China Groveare very inspiring when I’m vacuuming.)

This morning I was singing along with one of my favorite Broadway singers Kristen Chenowith – one of her songs brought back a wonderful childhood memory.

7th grade — uggh, bad hair and no self esteem. I had just moved to a new town and knew practically no one. Walking the school  halls everyone had a boyfriend it seemed. Not me. Classes were  second or probably third on my list of importance; those good ol hormones were raging for me.

 Mike, a 9th grader (be still my heart) was tall (I’m sure all of 5’1 back then) brown hair with natural sun highlights. He played football. (not sure of the position– but I didn’t care –I’m sure he was good because he got to wear his football jersey on Fridays for spirit day.) I had seen him on my first day of school– what a hunk. He also had a girl friend. Patty– a cheerleader. ugggh

I watched him every day as I walked from my English class and he left study hall. Some how I always managed to walk behind him about 6 feet– hmmm wonder how that happened. One Friday ( I remember, cuz he had on his foot ball jersey) we managed to leave our side by side class doors exactly the same time and we crashed into one another– knocking a couple of my books to the floor. He picked them up for me and said, “hey… sorry”.  I stood there frozen, not saying one word… watching as  he and Patty continue down the hall.

He spoke to me!!

 From that day forward till the end of December – the whole of 3 months– he was my “boyfriend” — all of my note books proved it– they had Mike written on every square inch of them in some artful hand writing….  he said “hey” to me! I’m sure he was in love with me too, didn’t matter that he walked the halls everyday with Patty. He said ”hey” to me… His family was transferred to another city– but it was a heavenly 3 months.

This morning as I listened to Kristen –she sang a song that reminded me of those yummy 3 months in Junior High School. Take a listen– click here– to Taylor, the Latte Boy.

Do you have any songs that slam you back into time like that?  To that one moment where everything is so clear it’s like it only happened moments ago?

Music does that to me often– I think we will visit music, singing and songs again some time.

Thanks Mike — for the extra foam. (now you have to listen to the song…hahha)

Take a peek at The inspired room — where they are taking a look at happier things.

 

 

May 3, 2009 at 2:08 pm | Music | 2 comments

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